Friday, October 02, 2009; 07:30PM - 09:30PM
The Analytical Psychology Club presents:
Between Medea and the Virgin Mary:
A Personal Journey
Presented by J. Gordon Nelson, Ph.D.
When Jung explored the course of the hero, he inevitably became mired in the discussion of the mother. Here he discovered the reality of the archetypes, the images in the collective unconscious that eternally mesmerize us, energize us, and attract us. And if we are not careful, these same archetypal images may wind up owning us and destroying us, as Medea did to her own children. Or conversely, that mother may give birth to something so beatific, so wonderful that we call it God. Between these two poles lies the human experience of what individually mothers us, and the almost miraculous result of human consciousness, the living anima, the soul. Yet, free will is never complete, and in Jung's terms "the claims of the injured archetype must be met." Thus, the cycle begins anew, this time with consciousness of the personal mother as an archetype. This process becomes analysis and individuation: a new energy we must carry.
J. Gordon Nelson, Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst and a clinical psychologist in Santa Monica. He has taught the Collected Works Reading Program as well as many individual courses on Jung. He served as the President of the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles and chair of its certifying board for new analysts.
Pre-registration (recommended) until 5:00pm of the lecture day for evening lectures; or Friday, 5:00pm for week-end workshops. At Door fee applies after.
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